The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-04-15

upon hearing them talk on the streets q stran-
ger would have thought that everybody had
determined to take hold Of the matter and push
SO far. IL talk, as to select the site and the
President, and give the amount each oIo in the
community would subscribe. A factory boom
seemed to have arisen, and the town of Union
was So: down as having 5000 inhabitants, two
years from new, with fourishing graded
school, q military school, aud numerous other
sU allsr enterprises dispensing their blessings
to the people, Of both town anl csuu ty, and
everybody on the high road 10 prosperity. In
fact il was big boom, on paper.
But nothing has been done. No step has
been taken by any one to set the ball in actual
molten. A few leading or mouoyei men, gave
it the cold shoulder, and the boom rubsided "A
quick as Il rose. This man and that man
won't subscribe; this ono says il won't nav
and that one says, We can't raise the stock
we arc all too poor, lis now tho despond.
ing cry. and all are settling down into the old
rdt, apparently willing to let matters crock on,
as they have been going, without making any
effort to save themselves from the slow but ina
unless somsthng is done at once.
This is not an imaginary picture, hut true
presentation ofthe case, rs Il now stand, in
this town. aud so will continue to stand. unl.,.
the peopie-not relying altogether on the le ad.
Ing moneyed men Of tho county for a.ivics and
encourogement-themselv take hold OF IN.
matter, in determined manner, and, bv tbs
solid union Of effort, come forward with energy
aud all tho means they can possibly put into
such great enterprise, place il in such an ad-
vauced condition as will command the conf
dence and assistance Of capitalists abroad.
We candidly believe that, ifthe proper eff,rt,
were made throughout Union County, one-ha,f
the capital necessary to build and equip fac
tory could be raised from citizens only nb,o 4.
take from 500 to $500 of stock, if tho payment,
were made easy, and then, as in the c,se OF
every other fac'sry around us. capitalists from
abroad would readily offer to take the other
half. We must help ourselves, show our faith
in the work, before we can expect help from
others.
1t may not be amiss to again remind the citi-
zens Of this town Of the loss We sustained last
winter by the large amount Of cotton that wa,
taken to Trough Shoals factory and sold at bet
tor prices than could be obtained in this mar
kst. They should also consider that then IL
was new opening for our farmers, and only n
few were aware Of the advantage in price It
offered. Now the news is broad cast oil OVER
the county. aud We must naturally expect next
season to find greatly increased number Of
our farmers, from all parts of the county, leay-
ing our market for the better prices ut the fac
tory. And the demand will be double what IL
was last season, from the very practical reason
that the proprietors arc now increasing the
capacity Of their factory to double what was last
year. 80 We may be sure that If ihis. .marke. lost
5000 bales last year, it Will lose 10. 600 next
winter.
Are We willing to stand still, with folded
hands, and see this yearly drain upon our bus.
iness, especially whea VIC could prevent il, and
actually make profit out of tho worry means TO
prevent il! Cotton factories at the South, prop-
erly managed. have proved to be profitable in.
vs'tments, per Sc, aud become doubly prohta.
ble BY the general prosperity they bring to
every community in which they are located.
The farmers should feel deep interest in
having factory located here, for il would 10 far
them what never has been done: II would era.
ate competition for their cotton, give them a
home market without the intervention of .md.
die men," cotton buyers, and all other sxpen-
ses' which they now have to pay, to take their
cotton to the Northern and European factories.
We have reason to believe that the advance in
price last year at the Trough Shoals f,ctorv.
was m'inly due to competition between Il and
tho factories around. %
They were all In the market together for
cotton. and each strained the price to the hipb-
est point to secure the amount it wanted! "a
place another competitor in the field far a.
cotton Of this county would almost give r. lar.
mers the control Of the market; at any r,Ia II i
would insure to them from i to ! cent y.Sr
pound moro for their cotton than they e,uld %.
from buyers for Northern aud European s.eto.
ries. r.r. -,..
To rs, this is as plain as the nose on .. man,
face, and 1t does seem, when we consider N.
two well developed facts together. l. e.. ,bs
profit derived by stockholders upon THAR ,.o,L
in q well conducted factoy and the higher
prices for cotton which the farmers ,sbts,n
through the factories, that II would pay sv.,v
f.rmsr In the County handsomely to libsrally
subscribe To factory here.
We care not whether = stockholder In The
country brings his cotton to this market or not
he would receive benefits from factory here In
dividends from his stock and in the increased
prics he would get for his cotton, whsrsvst sold.
in consequences the comp stition which .he fac.
tory helps to create.
But Whs is going TO move in this matter? A
dying town, lovely and attractive even Ia its
struggle for life. Is staring us in the face, nl.sd
in0 for helo In rsx;v. a. r..